Below is another fantastic article from The Boardgames Chronicle, this time discussing the minor similarities/differences between Commands & Colors: Ancients and Commands & Colors: Medieval. Part 1 discussing major changes between the two games can be found here. Enjoy! -Rachel
Commands & Colors: Medieval vs Ancients Comparison Part 2: Minor Changes & Subtleties Read Post »
Strategy ArticlesBelow you will find another fantastic article from Clio’s Board Games, this time discussing World War II through the lens of GMT’s Unconditional Surrender!. You can also find this article on Clio’s blog. If you are interested in Clio’s Board Games’ previous series on InsideGMT discussing the fall of Communism through the lens of GMT’s 1989, you can read that here.
World War II Through the Lens of Unconditional Surrender! Read Post »
Inside the Game as HistoryBelow is the last in a 3-part AAR series from Mark Miklos covering the Battles of the American Revolution tournament at WBC 2019. Parts 1 and 2 can be found here and here. Enjoy!
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After Action ReportBelow is another great article from InsideGMT contributor The Boardgames Chronicle, this time with an after action report of the Falling Sky scenario, “The Great Revolt” (52 BC). Enjoy! -Rachel
Falling Sky Session Report: “The Great Revolt” Scenario Read Post »
After Action ReportBelow is the second in a 3-part AAR series from Mark Miklos covering the Battles of the American Revolution tournament at WBC 2019. Part 1 can be found here. Enjoy!
Battles of the American Revolution World Boardgame Championships 2019 AAR: Part 2 Read Post »
After Action Report“Bear with me; My heart is in the coffin there with Caesar, And I must pause till it come back to me.” – Mark Antony, from Shakespeare’s The Life and Death of Julius Caesar, Act III, Scene 2
Farewell, My Friend. R.I.P Richard H. Berg Read Post »
The Inside ViewAt long last, this project is complete. Protracted testing (and family health issues for me) led to seemingly interminable delays, and getting the semi-abstract land campaign right held up matters at the end. Developer Andrew Brazier and I feel the game is finally ready for publication, however, and with luck it will find its way into
Norway 1940: Our Chief Weapon is Surprise Read Post »
Designer BlogsOne of the (many!) best parts of the Space Empires: Close Encounters (CE) expansion was the addition of the empire advantages deck. If you are not familiar with the expansion, this deck gives players variable starting powers by having them play unique alien races—an aspect of modern sci-fi board games that seems to be almost
Space Empires Close Encounters: More Encounters Read Post »
Scenarios/Variants, Strategy ArticlesBelow is the first in a 3-part AAR series from Mark Miklos covering the Battles of the American Revolution tournament at WBC 2019. Enjoy! The Father Todd Buzzsaw! That’s the overarching theme of this year’s tournament. Father Todd Carter, a friend of the BoAR series since 2013, has been steadily improving his game and this was his
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After Action ReportReplicator Tuesdays is an article series appearing on InsideGMT. It features insights into the development of the 2nd expansion for the board wargame Space Empires: 4x by Jim Krohn. Here the designer, developer and play testers will share their thoughts and experiences on this upcoming expansion. Since there is much crossover between the Space Empires
Replicator Tuesday Issue #47: Vassal Update for Space Empires Read Post »
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